I’ve recently visited the 2011 Folkestone Triennial titled A Million Miles From Home and really recommend it for a visit before it closes on 25th September. I liked the sense of adventure, map in hand, finding the art works and exploring the town. Cristina Iglesia’s Towards the Sound of Wilderness, a mirrored box like structure [...]

Rural Idyll 2, Ipswich I’m please to invite you to the exhibition Rural Idyll 2 which is taking place on a working sheep farm near Ipswich over the four weekends in June 2011. Rural Idyll 2 is an exhibition of site specific art responding to the environment of a small working sheep farm close to [...]

A friend gave me Sarah Thornton’s book Seven Days in the Art World and I cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone interested in art and how the international art world functions. It covers her research and experiences with curators and collectors, the Venice Bienalle, art auctions, studio visits and much more. Well worth as [...]

A friend gave me Sarah Thornton’s book Seven Days in the Art World and I cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone interested in art and how the international art world functions. It covers her research and experiences with curators and collectors, the Venice Bienalle, art auctions, studio visits and much more. Well worth a [...]

I just had a look at this short film - Western Spaghetti Dir. PES, US, 2008 and it’s a fantastic piece of art – really recommend a look.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/dec/19/short-films-documentary-animation-viral?INTCMP=SRCH. The information below is from the guardian article.  “The internet is an intimate venue,” says Adam Pesapane, a 36-year-old New Jersey film-maker who makes short, smart, stop-motion animations [...]

Following my maternity leave I was very pleased to have made a successful application for a studio space at the well regarded Chocolate Factory in Stoke Newington, London. http://www.chocolatefactoryn16.com. The Chocolate Factoryis a community of 27 studios occupied by artists and craftsmen and twice a year the invite the general public to join us at ‘open [...]

The New Blood Art blog is a great idea and I’m pleased to post my first contribution here. I’m currently balancing my fine art career with looking after my toddler and consultancy psychology work – this works for me by taking a fairly relaxed approach to what can be achieved. I‘ve still really enjoyed visiting [...]